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Solaris 7 11/99 Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware

Firmware Notes

FC-AL Disk Arrays or Internal Drives

For Sun StorEdgeTM A5000 disk arrays or for internal FC-AL disks in the Sun Enterprise 3500 system, the firmware version must be ST19171FC 0413 or later. For more information, refer to the "Solaris 7 11/99" section at the web site:

http://sunsolve5.sun.com/sunsolve/Enterprise-dr/

PROM Updates for CPU and I/O Boards

Users of Solaris 7 11/99 software who wish to use dynamic reconfiguration must be running CPU PROM version 3.2.22 (firmware patch ID 103346-xx) or later. This firmware is available from the web site. See "How To Obtain Firmware".

Older versions of the CPU PROM may display the following message during boot: 

Firmware does not support Dynamic Reconfiguration

Caution - Caution -

CPU PROM 3.2.16 and earlier versions do not display this message, although they do not support dynamic reconfiguration of CPU/memory boards.

  1. To see your current PROM revision, enter .version and banner at the ok prompt. Your display will be similar to the following:

    ok .version
    Slot 0 - I/O Type 1 FCODE 1.8.22 1999/xx/xx 19:26 iPOST 3.4.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 1 - I/O Type 1 FCODE 1.8.22 1999/xx/xx 19:26 iPOST 3.4.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 2 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 3 - I/O Type 4 FCODE 1.8.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 iPOST 3.4.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 4 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 5 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 6 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 7 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 9 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 11 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 12 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    Slot 14 - CPU/Memory OBP 3.2.22 1999/xx/xx 19:27 POST 3.9.22 1999/xx/xx 19:31
    ok banner
     16-slot Sun Enterprise E6500
     OpenBoot 3.2.22, 4672 MB memory installed, Serial #xxxxxxxx.
     Ethernet address 8:0:xx:xx:xx:xx, Host ID: xxxxxxxx.

How To Obtain Firmware

For information about updating your firmware, refer to the "Solaris 7 11/99" section at the following web site:

http://sunsolve5.sun.com/sunsolve/Enterprise-dr/

At this site, you will find information on how to:

If you cannot use the web site, contact your Sun support service provider for assistance.